Relationship of muscle morphology to hip displacement in cerebral palsy: a pilot study investigating changes intrinsic to the sarcomere

Relationship of muscle morphology to hip displacement in cerebral palsy: a pilot study investigating changes intrinsic to the sarcomere

Abstract Background Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common cause of childhood disability, typified by a static encephalopathy with peripheral musculoskeletal manifestations—most commonly related to spasticity—that are progressive with age. Hip displacement is one of the most common manifestations, o...

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Main Authors: Kelly A. Larkin-Kaiser, Jason J. Howard, Timothy Leonard, Venus Joumaa, Luke Gauthier, Karl Logan, Benjamin Orlik, Ron El-Hawary, Walter Herzog
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Subjects:
Hip displacement
Cerebral palsy
Sarcomere
Titin
Adductor muscles
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-019-1239-1

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